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Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation

Asked by Bell Ribeiro-AddyLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 1 December 2025UIN 94524

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his department has commissioned an assessment on the compliance of the British use of Epure with Article One of the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The United Kingdom’s use of the facilities at Epure, constructed under the Teutates programme, is fully compliant with our obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The Teutates Treaty (Cm 8289) reaffirms the rights and obligations of both the UK and France under the NPT.

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